Howard Dean (D)

Former Governor (Vermont)

A practicing physician, Howard Dean entered politics in 1982 with his election to the Vermont House of Representatives. He was later elected, and twice reelected, lieutenant governor. He became governor in 1991 when the incumbent died in office. As governor, Dean styled himself as a fiscal conservative who balanced the state's budget, and a social liberal who fought for environmental protection and gay rights. He was governor until 2002. Dean dropped out of the presidential race Feb. 18, 2004.

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Cash on Hand: $854,256Debts: $155,032
Date of last report: 2004-12-31 00:00:00Totals may include compliance fund receipts

Source of Funds

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Individual contributions

$51,361,989

97%

PAC contributions

$15,500

0%

Candidate self-financing

$0

0%

Federal Funds

$0

0%

Other

$1,590,551

3%

How complete are this candidate's campaign finance reports?

Full Disclosure

$18,983,560

(91.7%)

Incomplete

$234,701

(1.1%)

No Disclosure

$1,473,659

(7.1%)

NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2004 election cycle and based on
Federal Election Commission data released electronically on Sunday, September 15, 2013.
("Help! The numbers don't add up...")

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